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HOLIDAY PARTY HELD FOR ALVA DE A. ROOT; Mrs. Henry Breckinridge Entertains for Her Debutante Daughter at Colony Club.

The first in a series of holiday parties for Miss Alva de Acosta Root, debutante daughter of Mrs. Henry Breckinridge and of Oren Root, took place yesterday at the Colony Club. It was a buffet luncheon given by her mother, and the floral decorations were variedcolored chrysanthemums combined with palms and ferns.

December 20, 1932

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